Rogerdodger wrote.."The risk of getting 'busted' was always there, but we carried on anyway. That's what being a pirate is.......isn't it??"

I am not so sure it is now. For example, look at the number of CB'ers who take every possible chance to call themselves pirates. When what they really mean is, I use a radio that is legal in all but the fine detail. And on a band that no one cares about. Ask them to use 6.6mhz & without fail they all turn white & start to whimper, buts thats illegal!! The term pirate in the largest part now, is now it seems, one used to feed an ego & largely used by those who are afraid to truly pirate & those without the conviction to do it for the radio. Those who use the name for the image they feel that name gives them.